Gate.



No. 740,783 PATENTED OCT. 6, 1903. 'S. A. TAYLOR.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24, 1902 N0 MODEL.

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' Witweoaao No. 740,783. .PATENTED 001 .6, 1903. s. A. TAYLOR.

GATE.

I APPLIGATION FILED EEPT. 24, 1902 N0 MODEL. 2 SHBETSSHEEI 2,

W W Sub-sna THE bQRH! P EH5 no N D C NITED STATES Patented October e,1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN AUGUSTUS TAYLOR, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

' GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters. Patent No. 740,783, dated October6, 1903. Application filed eptember 24, 1902. Serial No. 124,677. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, STEPHEN AUGUSTUS TAYLOR, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residin g at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State ofColorado, have invented'a new and useful Gate, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to gates, and more particularly to that classknown as handopeners, which can be opened from either side by a personin a vehicle or on horseback without the necessity of alighting ordismounting;

One of the objects of the invention is to provide mechanism of a simplenature which will constitute both actuating and holding means for thegate and which is made more secure by being itself locked againstmovement.

Another object is to provide operating means for the gate which ispositive in action in both directions and through the entire movementsof the gate, thus insuring the proper action of said gate against heavywinds and in other unfavorable circumstances.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is clearly illustrated'in theaccompanying drawings and is described inthe following specification.however, will clearly show that the structure shown and described isopen to various changes and modifications.

In the'drawings, Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of the gate when closedand locked. Fig. 2 is also a perspective -'view taken from a slightlydifferent point and showing the gate' open, a portion of thesupporting-post for the operating mechanism being broken away respondingparts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the construction shown an ordinary gate 10 is employed hinged at oneend to the fencepost 11 and arranged to abut against another Aninspection of the claims,

post 12. Located atone side of the gate and roadway or path is asupport, shown in the form of a post 13, that extends some distanceabove the fence. This post is provided on its lower portion withoutstanding cars 14, in which is journaled the upright stem 15 of anoutstanding bracket 16'.

A holding-bar17 is associated with the gate and comprisespivotally-connected sections 18 and-19. The preferable manner ofconmeeting these sections is shown in Fig. 4. Their adjacent ends areeach surrounded with a ferrule 20, and through these ferrules is passeda pivot-bolt 21. The free end of the section 18 is pivotally attached tothe free end of the gate by means of interlocked eyes 22,

one ofwhich is secured to the upright of the gate, the other beingfastened to the end of the section. The other section, 19, is journaledbetween its ends upon the outstanding swinging bracket 16. This sectionis pro- :vided with asuitable upright drum comprisin'g semicircularpieces 23, secured to its upper and "lower faces and arrangedconcentrically wilh the journal-bracket 16. These pieces carry acircular series of outstanding spaced hooks 24.

Arranged on opposite sides of the gate and at suitable distancestherefrom are posts 25, one only being illustrated, the other, as willbe readily understood, being an exactdupli- ;cate thereof. These postshave horizontallydisposed arms 26, as has also the supporting- -post 13.Pulleys 27 are suspended from these cross-arms. A continuous cable 28passes about beneath the drum in engagement with the hooks thereof andis divided above the 'same, ass'hownat 29, the separate parts leading,respectively, to the different posts 25 and passing through the pulleysthereof to a point contiguous to the ground, where they-pass througheyes 30. Secured to the cables between the pulleys 27 of the posts 25and the eyes 30 are handles in the form of rings 31,

that are thus movable between said eyes and the pulleys. Assuming,therefore, that the gate is in its closed position, as shown in Fig. 1,it will be apparent that when the upper ring 31 is drawn downwardly thedrum will be rotated, consequently swinging the sections 18 and 19upwardly. As a result the gate will be drawn to an open position andsimultaneously the bracket 16 will swing upon its pivot, so that theseveral elements will assume the positions shown in Fig. 2. In orderthat the gate may be easily actuated, the weight of the sections 18 and19 is counterbalanced by weights 32, secured to the free end of thesection 19, preferably within the semicircular pieces 23, as clearlyshown in Fig. 3. The sections 18 and 19 being therefore easily movable,means are provided forlocking them against movement, and these means arepreferably constructed as follows: A latch-h00k 33 is pivoted to thesection 19 contiguous to its pivotally-connected end, this hook beingarranged to engage a pin 34, secured to the adjacent end of the section18 and extending across the section 19, said pin therefore alsoconstitutinga stop against which the section; 19 abuts, thereby stoppingthe two sections in proper alinement and position to be locked. Thishook is connected by means of a link 35 with the depending arm 36 of abell-crank lever 37, the other arm 38 of said lever carrying a weight,as 39, which thus normally holds the latch in engagement with the pin34:. The lower end of the depending arm 36 of the bellcranklever carriesan actuating-pin 40, which is arranged in the path of movement of thecable 28 and is engaged by the same. The swinging movement of thebell-crank lever is limited by stop projections 41, arranged onoppositesides of the bell-crank arm 36 and fully illustrated in Fig. 3. Thelatch 33 is protected byaguard-bail -12, secured to the upper face ofthe section 19 and extending about the upper or free end of said latch.The swinging movements of the sections 18 and 19 when the gate is in itsopen position are limited by a stop-plate 43, secured to the section 19and arranged to hold the two sections in substantial parallelism, asshown in Fig. 2. This stop-plate appears in Fig. 1 of the drawings,being located on the side of the section 19 opposite thelatch.

When the gate is closed and there is no strain upon the operating-cable,the weight 39 of the bell-crank lever will maintain the latch inengagement with the pin 34, and thus the sections of the holding-barwill be positively locked against movement. Upon drawing the proper ringdownwardly the cable will first actuate the bell-crank lever, there bydisengaging the latch from the pin and unlocking the sections. A furthermovement of the cable will revolve the section 19, as already described,and open the gate. This movement will be positively performed and doesnot depend on any momentum. of the parts or the weight thereof, for, asalready described, the weight of the arm is carefully counterbalanced.It will thus be seen that the gate may be opened against a strong wind,and in like manner the closing action is just as positive, which actionis accomplished by drawing downwardly upon the other ring that has beenelevated during the opening of the gate. The structure is thus easilyoperated and when the gate is closed is not apt to be accidentallyunlocked by stock. The-structure may be used with doors as well as withfield-gates of the character illustrated in the drawings.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, andmany advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art without further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in-the size, shape, proportion, andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isv 1. The combination with ,a gate, ofaholding-bar for the gate comprisingfrelatively.

movable sections, means connectin.g-the-sec-. tions for locking themagainst relative move;

ment, and operating mechanism for.the...g.ate engaging the locking meansfor the sections and also connected to the bar independently of saidlocking means, said operating niech-. anism consecutively moving thelock and..the

bar.

2. The combination with a gate, of a holding-bar for the gate comprisingpivotally-c.on-. nected sections, means connecting the sections forlocking them against relative movement, and actuating means engaging oneofthe bar-sections to move said bar and having a separate engagementwith the locking meansto move it to an inoperative position. we.

3. The combination with a gate, of a holding-bar for the gate comprisingpivotally-con-' nected sections, and a latch carried by one section andengaging the other to hold the sections against relative movement, andop-.

erating means for the gate having separate engagements with the latchand the bar to consecutively operate the same.

4. The combination with. a gate, of a that.

ing-bar for the gate comprising pivotally-con nected sections, one ofwhich carries a pin that extends across the path of movement of theother section and contacts with the section to limit its movement in onedirection,

and a latch carried by-said other section-and;

movable into engagement with the the sections together.

5. The combination with a gate, of a holding-bar for the gate comprisingrelatively movable sections, means for locking the sections againstrelative movement, and operating mechanism for the gate secured tooneof.v the sections of the holdingbar and having a:

pin to lockportion bearing against the locking means,

and having an intermediate portion bearing against the lockingmeans,whereby said looking means is operated when the cord is pulled.

7. The combination with a gate, of aholding-bar for the gate comprisingrelatively movable sections, means for locking the sections againstrelative movement, said means including a weighted swinging lever, andoperating mechanism for the gate engaging said lever to swing the sameand actuate the looking means.

8. The combination with a gate, of a holding-bar for the gate comprisingpivotallyconnected sections, one of which is connected to the gate, theother being pivotally supported between its ends, and separate means forpositively moving the gate in opposite directions, said means beingrespectively engaged with the last-named section on opposite sides ofits pivot.

9. The combination with a gate, of a holding-bar for the gate comprisingpivotally-connected sections, one of which is connected to the gate, theother being pivotally supported between its ends, and operating-cordsfor positively moving the gate in opposite directions, said cords beingrespectively engaged with the last-named section on opposite sides ofits pivotal support.

10. The combination with a gate, of a holding-bar for the gatecomprising pivotally-com nected sections, a pivoted latch carried by oneof the sections and having an engagement with the other section to holdthem against relative movement, a bell crank lever having one armconnected to the latch, the other arm carrying a weight, and actuatingmeans for the gate having an engagement in the bell-crank lever.

11. The combination witha gate, of a holding-bar for the gate comprisingpivotally-connected sections, one of which is pivoted to the gate, theother being pivotally supported between its ends and having a drum, andan actuating-cable passing about the drum.

12. The combinationwith a gate, of a holding-bar for the gate comprisingpivotally-connected sections, one'of which is pivoted to the gate, theother being pivotally supported between its ends and having a drumcomprising a circular series of outstanding hooks, and a cable passingabout the drum.

13. The combination with a gate, of a post arranged at one side of thegate, a holdingbar for the gate comprising pivotally-connected sections,one of which is provided with a drum and a continuous cable passingabout the drum and extending to the post.

14. The combination with a gate, of a holding-bar for the gatecomprising pivotally-connected sections, one of which is pivoted to thegate, the other being providedwith a drum,v

a latch carried by one of the sections and em gaging the other to holdit against movement', an actuating-cable passing about the drum, and aconnection between the latch and the cable.

15. The combination with a gate, of a holding-bar for the gatecomprising pivotaliy-connected sections, one of which is pivoted 'tothegate, the other being pivotally supported between its ends and havinga drum, an actuating-cable passing about the drum, a pivoted latchcarried by one of the sections and engaging the other to hold themagainst rela' tive movement, and a weighted lever connected with thelatch and having a pin that isengaged by the cable.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN AUGUSTUS TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

J. K. BOZARD, CHAS. H. CHASE.

